Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH] x86: make IDT read-only

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Tue Apr 09 2013 - 14:28:55 EST


On 04/09/2013 11:22 AM, Kees Cook wrote:
>
> $ ./sgdt
> ffff88001fc04000
> # cat /sys/kernel/debug/kernel_page_tables
> ...
> ---[ Low Kernel Mapping ]---
> ...
> 0xffff880001e00000-0xffff88001fe00000 480M RW PSE GLB NX pmd
>

That is the 1:1 memory map area...

-hpa
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